DISENGAGEMENT PROCESS ON LAC : RAJNATH APPRISES PARLIAMENT India and China have started the process of disengagement from the north and south banks of Pangong Lake and a meeting of senior commanders within 48 hours will sort out the remaining issues of discord in this sector, Defence Min
FARM PROTESTS 'SACRED' BUT ANDOLAN JEEVIS HAVE DEFILED MOVEMENT: PM In yet another outreach to protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday once again reiterated that the recently passed farm laws are not coercive and only provide options. Speaking in Lok Sabha, the prime m
OPPN RAISES FARM PROTESTS IN LS; FAROOQ SAYS BID TO 'BUY' DDC MEMBERS IN J&K On a day the Opposition as well as former alliance partners came down on the central govt for its stance on the contentious farm Bills in the Lok Sabha, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah warned it ag
MODI APPEALS TO AGITATORS TO GIVE FARM LAWS A CHANCE Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to agitating farmers to give the new farm laws a chance and see if these laws bring a positive change to their lives. "If there is any drawback in the laws, these would be corrected. If t
UTTARAKHAND FLOOD WREAKS DEATH, DAMAGE About 150 people were reported missing with seven bodies recovered, and two hydro power projects and a key bridge severely damaged, by a flood likely set off by a glacial breach that surged through the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli distr
TOLD FARMERS WE CAN AMEND LAWS. ISSUE IN ONLY 1 STATE: NARENDRA TOMAR Signalling that the govt is ready to amend the three agriculture laws at the centre of protests by farmer unions, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Parliament Friday that he had made such a suggestion
US BACKS REFORM, FLAGS INTERNET CUT; INDIA DRAWS RED FORT-CAPITOL PARALLEL In its first reaction to the ongoing farmers' agitation, the new US administration on Thursday said it encourages that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue even as it backed steps that c
DON'T MAKE IT A PRESTIGE ISSUE, REPEAL FARM LAWS: OPPOSITION Asserting that the new farm laws were passed after extensive deliberations in Parliament, the BJP said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the government's doors were always open for farmers to resolve the issue amicably, and
OPPOSITION RAISES FARM STIR, OBSTRUCTS PARLIAMENT BUSINESS The shadow of the farm agitation loomed over the Parliament session with both Houses adjourned without transaction of business on Tuesday after the Opposition stalled the proceedings seeking a standalone discussion on issues conc
BIG INFRA PUSH IN BUDGET Infrastructure was expected to get a massive fillip in Budget 2021, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given it exactly that, announcing a slew of measures, including setting up of a Development Finance Institution (DFI), allowing large-scale asset monetisa
